Cabinet



June 18, 1963 cABNET 2 SheetSSheet 1 Fi1ed Dec. 8, 1960 INVENTOR June 18, 1963 cABINET 2 SheetSSheet 2 Fi1ed Dec. 8 1960 INVENToR Uniteo StofeS Potent 3 093,832 oABINET G1enn E. Wise, 2415 39th Ploce NW., Woshin fon, D.C. ied Deo 8, 19oo, Ser. No. 74,497 7 C1aims. CL 41 T11is invention felatos to a oabinet Stfoctufo, and, InoTe aotioolafl to a oobinet dosi ned to coopefate vVith the oSh tank of a conventiona1 hoo1efype toilet in Such Inannef that the space obove the tank Inay be uoHzod fof Storage w1thoot undoly hindering occeSS to the 11uShing mechaniSm Within 1e tank.

In the aSt, attom tS have 1)een made 10 design a cabinet to otilize the space above a toilet,S 11I1Sh tank fof otofage, but theSe pfovious :attefnp1S have S111efed fron1 one of mofe diSodvantagoS. In Some cases, the fevious conStTuctionS Tevented of greatly hindeTed acceSS to the Hoshing n1eohaniSm oothfn the 1111Sh tank in caSe of a Inolfunction, In ohof conStfootions, the cabinotS Were Soppofted solely by the tank. This lattef oTrange- 1T1ent is undesifable because of tho lovv stfuotofol stfength of -the nlotefia1S of which ffosh fankS afe 11of111ally con StfLloted, A1-so, cortain of 1he pTevioos cabinets vvere designed fof 11se vith only o11e paTtic111af fo-fII1 of 1111811 tank thefeby Tendefing then1 11SeleSS foT uSe With othe1 fofInS An1ong fhe obiects of f1is invention afe 1o overcoIno t11e ofoTomenoned disadvantages y Tov1ding o, cabinef Which iS Se1fSUpporting, Which haS means deSigned 1o allow Speedy aoceSs to the 1111Shing Inechonism WithiI1 a toilet,S flosh tank, and which is designed so as to oe oseob]e with a gTeat vaTiety of toi1etS.

ofher obiectS H be appaTent frool the Temaindef of the Speoif1oation ond froIn the d1aWings.

In the dfavvings Which forIn a paft of this S )eci11oation:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevotion of one fom of In invention Show11 inStalled in itS oSe position felative to a 1111Sh fankincluding toilot;

FIGURE 2 -is o Tight Side elovation of the stfocture Shown in FIGURE 1, With ceTtain poftions bfoken aWay fo diScloSe 1nte1nal SfTuct1J1e;

FIGURE 3 is an enlaT ed Sectiono1vievv taken on the line 33 of 1CIJRE l, vv1th poft1onS bToken avvay 10 diSo1oSe addifional featUTos,

FIGURE 4 is o seoti()nal view taken on the 1ine 4 4 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 5 is a oecfional view taken on the line 5-5 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 6 iS a aTtial front elevation showin a second foTIn of fhe invention, vvith coftoin po1ons bToken avvay to diScloSe intefnal strnctoTe;

F1GURE 7 is a Ti ht sido elevation of the form of the inventio11 shown in FIGURE 6 With certain paots broken away to discloSe internal StrnctuTe;

F1GURE 8 1S an enlaTged paftia1 Seotional view taken on the 1ine 88 of FIGURE 6;

FIGUE iS an eolafged oeotiona1 viow takon on the line 99 of FIGURE 6 showi11 how access ioto tho f111Sh tank is norIna1ly Subotantia1ly blocked byo dTaWef employed in this fo11n of the iovention;

FIGURE 10 lis an enlarged seotional viow a1So taken on the 1ine 9-9 of FIGURE o, b11t vvif11 he afofeInen t1oned dfawef fen1oved so os to al1ovv acceos into tlle f1USh tank; a11d,

FIGURE 11 iS an enloTged partia1 olovational view of one of Sevefa1 ideotical extenS1ble 1egs utilized in both fo1-n1s of the invention.

Reforrin now fo FIGURES 1 ito ond 11 of ohe dTawingS by Tofefence nolnefals,I Show one foTn1 of my cobinet, deSi gnated genefa0y by 1, poSftioned foT USe folative to a flush tank-including toilet, doSignated genofally as 2. Toilet 2, aS is conventionaL co11SiSts of a bowl pootion 3 having a seat 4 and .cove1^ 5 orticuloted fhereto by means of ahinge stroctuTo 54 on the oppeT feaf oortfon of the bow1 porfion 313 po=oitioned the 11SIlal 1111Sh tank 7, Which includeS a f11Sh levef stfuctore 0. T11e non1eDo1 0 donotes the I1Soal -incon1ing Watef 1ine.

Bof the sake of .clafiJty, the uShing n1eohaniSo1 Within fhe noSh tank haS bee11 omed from fhe draingS, but it fs 10 be undefStood that in actoal p1actice the conventiona1 oat, Wotof oo0et apeftu1e, oveff1ow oipe, etc. WoUld be pTeSenf.

F in the vafioos vievVs denotos a 11001' by Whioh the toilet and oabinet afeouppoTted, and W deno1es o wa11 peTpondicolaf 10 the oT and adiacent the toilet and oabinot.

Cabinet 1, moTe particolaTy, ino1odes a ffont WH 10, Side wallS 11 and 12, and a back WaH 13. .EleInents 10, 11, 12 and 13 foTm a cosing, and aTe pfofeTably fofoled of sheot Ineta1, bUt, alternabivoly, they Inay bo IIlade of wood of ofhef Suifable nlatefia1S. The uppeT end of the oabinet is olosed b a to 14, Seen iI1 F1GURE 2, Which iS S ot-vvelded to fhe oppef endS of ech of e1en1en1S 10, 11, 12 and 13. since spotvve1diogfS the oo nventionol roethod of ioining the variouS afts of SheetI1ota1 cabinets of this type, 1 have not Shown the individual vveldn1entS,

but ft is fo bo undefstood that in an actlla1 construc 1ion suoh woldmentS wou1dbe pfesent whefo necosSay os dictated by str11ctI1fal Tequifenenfs,

Each of e1enlentS 11, 12, 13 and 14 ofe lain Tectan gular Sheet Ineta1 panels, bot ough -ffont Wall 10 is formed o lafge apoDtofo 15, Which:o11owsocceSS info the cabinet,S in tefior, and a Sman apentuTe 10, Which anows accesS into the oSh tank, as vvjll be seen.

Apefture 15 is nofInal^ly oovered by dooTS 17 and 18 Whfch aTe mounted fof sWinging n1oven1enton Wa11 10 by IneanS of convont1oIlal hingeS 10- Each dooT is pT() vided vv1th a pUn 20 1S iS conventionaL A erture 1o is nofInall fllled wi1h a swin able anel 21. Panel 21 is ivotan Inounted oo wan1o b means of a pai1 of conveotional Spfing hinges 22 in Such 1T1an nef fhat said panel 21 is noTInally biaSed to close apoftufe 16, bnt So thajt soid anel 21 can be swUng nWafdly as seen in han tom linesin EIGURE 3. B uShin in- Wardly on the bottom of anel 21, a peTson n1ay1nseft hiS hand and aTn1 thfongh apeflt11fe 10 and thence1nto the inteTiofof the ffnSh tank Should the uShingmechaniSm Inalfonction of feq11ire Inain1enance of adjusto1ent. I)e failS of the spfing hinges22 afe not Shown si11ce any one of Sevefal conventional typeS Would sefve satisfactofily.

Panel 21 is fevented ffom SWinging fofwaTdly of a -position WheTe 1t is a1ig 1ed vith vva11.10 becauSe of an ,hooizontall dis oSed le -aotachment late 25 FIGURES 3 and 4). An identical uplate 25 is Welded fo the lowef inSide poftion of wan 12 and to poftions of wans 10 and 13 adiacent thefeto.

1)epend=ing ffon1 the undefsides of pla1es 25 and2o, and welded 1hereto, aTe fo111spaced leg-Teceiving Sockets 27. TWo Sockets afe faStened fo each plate aS beSt seen in FIGURE 4. Each socket carries inteTnal threads -28, FIGURE 3, and in each socket is oxed the u er end of a leg mbe 20 by IneanS of eXtefiortheadS 30 (Which n1ate wfth th1eadS 28) foTmed thereon. Each leg tube 20 fS pTovided With1nte1nal threads 31 of ifs loo1ef end (see F1GURE 11 'EXtending npwa1dly into each leg tube 20 isa Stem 32 Whichcarfies at its1ower end an integral foot membef 

1. IN COMBINATION: A FLOOR PORTION; A TOILET INCLUDING A BOWL PORTION AND A FLUSH TANK HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID TOILET; A UNITARY PORTABLE CABINET STRUCTURE SUPPORTED BY SAID FLOOR PORTION AND ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH BUT STRUCTURALLY DETACHED FROM AND, THUS, MOVABLE AS A UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID TOILET, SAID CABINET INCLUDING WALL-FORMING MEANS, ENTRY MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID WALL-FORMING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID WALL-FORMING MEANS, AND MEANS, ENGAGING SAID FLOOR PORTION AND SAID WALL-FORMING MEANS SUPPORTING SAID WALLFORMING MEANS, SAID WALL-FORMING MEANS AND SAID ENTRY MEANS NORMALLY COOPERATING WITH PORTIONS OF SAID TANK TO PREVENT DIRECT ENTRY OF A HAND INTO SAID INTERIOR, SAID ENTRY MEANS BEING MOVABLE, HOWEVER, AS AFORESAID, TO ALLOW DIRECT ENTRY OF A HAND INTO SAID INTERIOR WHEN SUCH ENTRY IS DESIRED. 